RHIA Domain I Vocabulary

Question 1

Accessibility

Answer 1

Data items should be easily obtainable and legal to access

Question 2

Accession register (registry)

Answer 2

a yearly list of all reportable cancers and cases that are reportable by agreement. This list is maintained in a sequential order, with entries made date-wise. Accession registers can be in the form of a register or cards.

Question 3

Accuracy

Answer 3

Data that is free from error

Question 4

Granularity

Answer 4

Sometimes referred to as data atomicity which means that the individual data elements cannot be further subdivided

Question 5

Precision

Answer 5

Often related to numerical data. It denotes how close to an actual size, weight, or other standard a particular measurement is

Question 6

Relevancy

Answer 6

Data must be relevant to the purpose for which they are collected. Accurate, timely data may be collected about a patient’s color preferences or choice of hairdresser, but are they relevant to patient care?

Question 7

Timeliness

Answer 7

a critical dimension in the quality of many types of healthcare data; in order to facilitate reimbursement for healthcare facility